Prospector Bruno Poulin may be able to do just about anything. From building trucks and bridges to healing people with his touch, this prospector is about as versatile as they come. “I do all kinds of…
Stalled since the 1960s, Cuba’s mining industry is now gaining momentum as Canadian explorers venture to the island in search of mineral wealth. At last count, eight resource companies had signed agre…
The steel industry and automakers have begun work on new ways to design and engineer car bodies that could make them up to 20% lighter, trebling current potential for weight savings. The results of th…
Mill testing is in progress on a 100-tonne bulk sample from a wollastonite property near Lac St. Jean, Que. Orleans Resources (ME) says the sample is being processed at a pilot plant operated by the C…
An initial hole on the Buffalo Valley property in Lander Cty., Nev., has returned gold values in several narrow intersections. Fairmile Acquisitions (ASE) drilled the hole to test for deep, porphyry-g…
Two high-grade sections were encountered during trenching in saprolitic material on La Salle, a gold concession in southeastern Venezuela. Operator Chesbar Resources (ME) and partner VenCan Gold (ME) …
A product that looks somewhat like a child’s toboggan and bears the curious name “Beep Mat” is proving to be a useful prospecting tool. “It’s like having an extra set of eyes for exploring glaciated t…
A group of Canadian investors has negotiated a private placement in Queenston Mining (TSE). The financing consists of one million units at 80 cents each. The units consist of one share and one warrant…
The Holloway gold project in northeastern Ontario could be in production by late 1995 pending approval by partners Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE), Freewest Resources (TSE) and Teddy Bear Valley Mines (CDN). A…
Promoters are a unique breed of people who share a common ability to create and share a vision. Some of them can do it with an almost evangelical fervor. The undisputed star in Vancouver is Murray Pez…
About half the world’s diamonds have come from river and coastal deposits along the west coast of South Africa and Namibia. And while virtually all of that has been produced by De Beers, the industry …
Some first-quarter forecasters will be disappointed, particularly in the U.S. and parts of Europe. Severe winter weather across the Northern Hemisphere has slowed output and consumption of many produc…
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